Sébastien Robert’s artistic practice resonates deeply with this edition’s theme of "traces," through his study of endangered indigenous sound rituals. He employs new technologies to question how we perceive our environment and to highlight the epistemological diversity of our world. The Lights Which Can Be Heard offers an artistic and poetic exploration of the lost sounds of the aurora borealis, inviting audiences to reflect on the hidden acoustic layers of our natural world and the fragile legacy of ancient traditions in the face of modern technological advancement.
Sébastien Robert is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice sits at the intersection of visual and sound arts, technology, science, and ethnography. Most of his projects are centered around a research cycle titled You're no Bird of Paradise, through which he explores endangered indigenous sound rituals and cosmologies.